Radical amputation of the left breast for duct carcinoma.

Date:
1930
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Description

A film showing the mastectomy of a breast to treat breast cancer. Introduction, incision, lymphatic drainage, skin undercut; pectoral muscles divided at insertion; axilla dissected; axillary structures demonstrated; specimen amputated; wound closed and dressed; macroscopic appearance of specimen.

Publication/Creation

England, 1930.

Physical description

1 DVD (16 min.) : silent, black and white, PAL.
1 videocassette (Digibeta) (16 min.) : silent, black and white, PAL.

Copyright note

Submaster
Copyright previously held by British Medical Association and assigned to Wellcome in 2005

Notes

Video copies made from film 2 of 2.

Creator/production credits

Produced by Sir Cecil G. Wakeley at King's College Hospital. Filmed by Kodak Medical Films, London.

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